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War and Peace
English National Opera's new staging of Prokofiev's epic masterpiece based on Tolstoy's novel set against the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
Presented by Fiona Talkington , with contributions from director Tim Albery and conductor Paul Daniel.
Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera, conductor Paul Daniel Parti
8.10 Twenty Minutes: On Lyova - from the Diaries of Sonia Toistoy
Read by Claire Skinner. Soon afterTolstoy married Sonia Behrs he embarked on War and Peace while his young wife, left on her own, turned to her diary for comfort.
8.30 Part 2

Contributors

Presented By:
Fiona Talkington
Director:
Tim Albery
Conductor:
Paul Daniel.
Conductor:
Paul Daniel
Unknown:
Sonia Toistoy
Read By:
Claire Skinner.
Unknown:
Sonia Behrs
Andrei Bolkonsky:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
Natasha Rostova:
Sandra Zeltzer (soprano)
Pierre Bezukhov:
John Daszak (tenor)
Reldmarshal Kutuzov:
Willard White (bass)
Anatole/Rrst lunatic:
John Graham-Hall (tenor)
Napoleon:
Peter Sidhom (baritone)
Natasha'sfather/Tikhon:
Graeme Danby (baritone)
Helene:
Susan Parry (mezzo)
Denisov/General Raevsky:
Andrew Shore (baritone)
Sonya:
Stephanie Marshall (mezzo)
Natasha's godmother:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto)
Andrei's sister/French actress:
Rebecca de Pont Davies (mezzo)
Andrei's father/General Bennigsen:
Gwynne Howell (bass)
Dolokhov /General Belliard/Marshall Davout:
Gerard O'Connor (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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